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West Virginia    
    The EdVenture Group: Celebrating 20 Years of Service in West Virginia and Beyond

          EdVenture is driving educational change and empowering Appalachian students.
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionTennessee
							

																			Unicoi    
    Erwin Utilities: Enhancing Broadband in Unicoi County

          The town of Erwin, Tennessee is nestled in the mountains of Unicoi County (pictured above) and home to just over 6,000 residents. Though the area is abundant in undisturbed natural assets and access to major roadways, Unicoi is considered economically at-risk and has faced its fair share of challenges. After the coal-industry-related closure of a CSX rail yard in Erwin, around...
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionTennessee
							

																			Cocke    
    Great Smoky Mountains: Adventure Creates Opportunity in Tennessee

          In the Great Smoky Mountains, Cocke County is using ARC support on a new biking trail.
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionNew York, West Virginia
							

																			Allegany
																			Preston    
    Trail Systems: Guiding Communities to Opportunities

          Every Appalachian state has ample trail opportunities, from the Tanglefoot Trail in Mississippi, to South Carolina’s Swamp Rabbit Trail and the Great Allegheny Passage in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Trails are incredible gateways for attracting outside visitors and increasing quality of life for community members. ARC partners have long worked to establish trail systems that...
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionWest Virginia
							

																			Kanawha    
    New River Gorge: America’s Newest National Park

          ARC investments help communities and entrepreneurs sustainably leverage this incredible asset.
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionPennsylvania
							

																			Allegheny    
    Pennsylvania Wilds: Connecting Nature, Culture, and Entrepreneurship

          Fifty state game lands, 29 state parks, 8 state forests, and one National Forest make the Pennsylvania Wilds.
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionOhio
							

																			Athens    
    Rural Action: Moving Forest Communities Forward in Ohio

          Rural Action is using ARC support, and a partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, to help coal-impacted communities boost trails and tourism.
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionWest Virginia
							

																			Clay    
    West Virginia University Research Corporation: Inspiring Hope in the Mountain State

          West Virginia, though improving in many measures, has the most drug overdose deaths per 100,000 people of any other state. Fortunately, the Mountain State also has an incredible host of ARC partners, local leaders, and community members committed to overcoming this challenge. This list includes West Virginia University Research Corporation and the Institute for Community and Rural Health (WVU...
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionKentucky
							

																			Knott    
    Kentucky River Community Care: Building Bridges to Long-Term Recovery

          At 39% participation, Eastern Kentucky has the lowest workforce participation rate among ages 18-24 in the nation. This area also finds itself at the epicenter of our nation’s substance abuse crisis, creating a unique challenge for both the health and economic capacity of communities. That’s why a number of organizations, like Kentucky River Community Care, Inc. (KRCC), work every day...
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionNorth Carolina
							

																			Wilkes    
    Wilkes Recovery Revolution: Supporting Fresh Starts in North Carolina

          Since 2016, Wilkes Recovery Revolution, Inc. (WRR) has worked to make recovery a reality in North Carolina. WRR was founded by Devin Lyall,  whose own experience in long-term recovery helps inform the nonprofit’s services, peer-driven structure and leadership – including a board of directors made up of over 50% individuals in recovery. WRR’s partnership with ARC began in 2019, when Lyall began...
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionVirginia
							

																			City of Martinsville    
    Piedmont Community Services Board: Expanding Community Connection in Virginia

          Community Recovery Program’s Program Manager Lisa Smith with the Champions award for community collaboration. Across the Commonwealth of Virginia, Community Service Boards (CSBs) serve as joint partnerships between state and local governments to meet critical behavioral health needs in every county. Piedmont Regional Community Services Board has long served as one of...
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionOhio
							

																			Lawrence    
    Ironton-Lawrence Community Action Organization: Expanding Recovery Ecosystems in OH, KY and WV

          The Ironton-Lawrence Community Action Organization (ILCAO) is dedicated to improving the well-being of residents of Lawrence County, Ohio by providing assistance for housing, homelessness, and nutrition, early childhood services, and job training opportunities. Together these services are having a critical impact in a county where economic distress is steadily increasing. Now, with a $500,000 grant from ARC’s INvestments Supporting Partnerships...
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionTennessee
							

																			Hamblen    
    Helping Women Enter the Recovery-to-Work Ecosystem in Appalachian Tennessee

          Across Appalachia, developing a ready workforce must include helping workers re-enter and retain employment. Since 2017, the staff at the Helen Ross McNabb Center in Morristown, Tennessee, has been doing just that. The McNabb Center’s Jail to Work program gives women serving in county jails on drug offenses the...
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionOhio
							

																			Athens    
    Ohio University’s Innovation Center: Incubating Appalachia’s Biotech Startups

          Behind every thriving community is small business. Behind a lot of successful small businesses are incubators, which provide the support and resources startups need to succeed. For 38 years, Ohio University’s award-winning Innovation Center (IC) has offered much-needed space for Appalachian Ohio’s innovators, helping them bring...
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionKentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia
							

																			
																			
																			Athens    
    Appalachian States Lead on COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts

          It’s been a full year since the nation’s first confirmed COVID-19 case. With federal plans to amp up vaccinations as soon as possible, it’s important to take a look at how Appalachian states are responding to, and in some cases leading, vaccination...
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionPagination
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